People do strange things when passions are running high. Take the brave protester in Bristol, who last month felt he had to take a stand against the Bond villain/visionary entrepreneur (delete as appropriate) Elon Musk. Armed with an anti-Musk poster and a large metal pole, he set about smashing up a parked Tesla in an orgy of righteous anger.

Unfortunately, the car turned out to be a Volvo so the man’s subsequent arrest was in vain. Nevertheless, he’s far from alone in seeking to express his dislike of Tesla’s founder.

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